Steve McQueen’s iconic Porsche that featured in the 70s classic film ‘Le Mans’ is tipped to sell for £15million.
The movie motor is widely known as one of the most recognisable racing cars of all time.
And it has an incredible history well beyond the film sets of Hollywood.
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After being driven on the silver screen by McQueen – dubbed the ‘King of Cool’ – the vehicle was bought by test driver Willi Kauhsen.
It was raced by renowned Porsche drivers such as Reinhold Joest and Jo Siffert before it was retired and eventually sold to Brian Redman for £11,000 in 1975.
The most recent famous owner of the motor was beloved comedian Jerry Seinfield, as reported by Luxury Auto News.
Now the car will head under the hammer at the world’s largest collector car auction in Orlando, Florida, US.
The vehicle will be offered by Mecum Auctions in January next January.
A Mecum Auctions spokesperson said: “This star-studded icon of the movie screen and race scene is undoubtedly among the most historically significant and culturally consequential cars ever to take to the auction stage.
“Celebrated movie cars typically owe their fame more to the silver screen than to their mechanical pedigree or striking design.
“However, there is one exceptional case where cinematic star power converges with top-tier automotive engineering.
“Steve McQueen’s Porsche 917K, the ‘Hero Car’ from the 1971 film Le Mans is unequivocally this exceptional case.
“It is not only a cinematic icon purchased new by the King of Cool, but also a world-class racing machine.
“Defying the typical trajectory of movie cars, McQueen’s Porsche 917K transitioned seamlessly from the film set to the highest echelons of world endurance racing.
“This illustrious 917, with a complete and known ownership history, has been owned by legendary Porsche racers in the time since it was purchased and possessed by McQueen himself.”
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